Chinese Character 輕 Meanings and components.

Form

輕

Meaning

輕 meaning[3] in English

Light.

Easy.

Gentle.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 輕 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Che (車) , and underground watercourse (巠)

Its radical[1] is: 車 (che1) which means: Surname Che, .車che1surname Che

In cangjie it is written with JJMVM

How to write 輕

To write輕qing1light you should write a combination of 車che1surname Che , 巠jing1underground watercourse arranged in a 吅 shape:

車 + 巠 = 輕

輕 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 輕 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 輕, looks as follow:

輕
Pinyin:qing1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Light . Easy . Gentle . Soft . Reckless . Unimportant . Frivolous . Small In Number . Unstressed . Neutral . To Disparage
車
Pinyin:che1
Meaning[3]: Surname Che
巠
Pinyin:jing1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Underground Watercourse . Archaic Variant Of 經|经[Jing1]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
巛
Pinyin:chuan1
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 川[Chuan1]
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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